bllygthrd Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 My future son-in-law and I smoked a whole Scottish salmon and a whole Norwegian salmon yesterday. Paired it with W. L. Weller Special Reserve [during the smoking and with dinner]. The smoked salmon skin was incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luna56 Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 That sounds fantastic. What'd you smoke it with?It's been awhile since I've eaten salmon skin. I think I'll give it a try again soon. Crispy salmon skin like you get in Japanese restaurants is addictive. Smoke can only improve it.Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigarnv Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 I like both hot smoked and cold smoked salmon done with alder... very mild wood. Also does a great job on steelhead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubadoo97 Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 I like both hot smoked and cold smoked salmon done with alder... very mild wood. Also does a great job on steelhead. Agreed. I'm doing hot smoked salmon at this moment. Tails and bellies from two sides that I portioned out for future dinners. I poured a bit of bourbon on the salmon and then hit it with some Dizzy Pig Raging River and Tsunami spin rub along with some maple syrup and demerara sugar then tossed into the smoker over apple wood smoke. Eat it straight up and the leftovers used for salmon salad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bllygthrd Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 We used apple wood, and it was a warm smoke. His smoker is a horizontal two stage smoker, and we used plenty of ice to cool the smoke from the burn chamber to the smoke chamber ... but, the smoke chamber still hovered around 125-150F. We dry smoked it, deciding not to use any type of mop or liquid bath [although I'm sure the ice quench added some humidity to the smoke] ... just relying on a pre-brine, rinse and dry before putting it in the smoker. We did coat the skin with EVOO ... so it would develop a nice crispy texture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigarnv Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Agreed.I'm doing hot smoked salmon at this moment. Tails and bellies from two sides that I portioned out for future dinners.I poured a bit of bourbon on the salmon and then hit it with some Dizzy Pig Raging River and Tsunami spin rub along with some maple syrup and demerara sugar then tossed into the smoker over apple wood smoke.Eat it straight up and the leftovers used for salmon saladSalmon bellies ...... now I am officially hungry.... ocean butter!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luna56 Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 We used apple wood, and it was a warm smoke. His smoker is a horizontal two stage smoker, and we used plenty of ice to cool the smoke from the burn chamber to the smoke chamber ... but, the smoke chamber still hovered around 125-150F. We dry smoked it, deciding not to use any type of mop or liquid bath [although I'm sure the ice quench added some humidity to the smoke] ... just relying on a pre-brine, rinse and dry before putting it in the smoker. We did coat the skin with EVOO ... so it would develop a nice crispy texture.Fantastic, thanks for the reply. I never mop salmon or any fish unless I'm going for a Teriyaki glaze. Haven't tried apple for salmon but I just got a bunch and will put it to use soon. Also got some maple from a tree that was shading one of my gardens that will get split and dried for use this fall. If you're into hot peppers, try smoking/roasting some over wood until they're dry and grind 'em up over pizza, etc. Also great in moderation on salmon.Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubadoo97 Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 I have also been cold smoking salmon. I have done dry cures like gravlax smoked and unsmoked and Cigarnv turned me on to the wet brine method a few years ago which has been my most used method or prepping the salmon for smoking. I've also played around with combos of wet and dry cures which really work well to give a little more texture than wet brine alone. Nothing like some cold smoked salmon to start the day on a royal note. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigarnv Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I have also been cold smoking salmon. I have done dry cures like gravlax smoked and unsmoked and Cigarnv turned me on to the wet brine method a few years ago which has been my most used method or prepping the salmon for smoking. I've also played around with combos of wet and dry cures which really work well to give a little more texture than wet brine alone.Nothing like some cold smoked salmon to start the day on a royal note.Now you have me hungry Alan ........ may have to make a run to the fish monger today..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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